Hackettstown man is issued a summons for allegedly plowing snow from driveway into street

HACKETTSTOWN — A Hackettstown man was issued a summons early today for allegedly plowing snow into the street.

A road worker saw Enis Halilovic, 35, plowing snow into the street from the driveway of his home on Washington Street, according to Hackettstown Police Detective Darren Tynan. Halilovic was issued a summons at 3:20 a.m. charging him with violating a local ordinance that bars “casting of snow or ice in a roadway,” Tynan said.

Halilovic told police he was planning to remove the snow from the street after his driveway was cleared, Tynan said.

Halilovic “had been warned on numerous occasions not to put snow in the road,” Tynan said. “For the road department to call us, it had to have been an issue with them.”

Tynan pointed out that Hackettstown Middle School is on Washington Street, just a block from Halilovic’s home. The detective said snow plowed into streets has been a recurring problem in Hackettstown, and road workers and the police are making a major effort to stop it.

Sgt. Brian Ficarra said "a few others" have been charged with this offense. "It occasionally happens," he said.

Ficarra said police often just give warnings to people putting snow in the street, but they will issue a summons to people who are "repeat offenders" or if their action is "egregious."

Halilovic was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Hackettstown Municipal Court on Feb. 2. He could not be reached for comment.